Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands
Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands peaked at 1.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 72nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Netherlands was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release